After more than a year of development, collection of feedback and revision, the Iowa Department of Education on Monday submitted to the U.S. Department of Education its plan for meeting requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

A car, much like a career, can look great based on pictures and reviews, but once inside you might feel entirely different about it. For that reason, most people wouldn’t purchase a new car without first taking it for test-drive.

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My 11-year-old son, Weston, is the most avid reader I know. We usually end the day sitting next to each other reading. While I’ll admit my reading time occasionally consists of catching-up on the day’s news on Twitter, I also try to mix in good, old-fashioned books as much as possible.